New York City, how many languages do you speak?

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Everyone feels like a main charecter in NYC.

I remember when I first moved to NYC, walking down Canal St, I heard primarily English, then Italian & Spanish, then Mandarin & Cantonese, all in the span of 1 mile. So many different languages and cultures; very much shows how special it is here

I can speak Belarusian, Russian, Polish, English and I learn Swedish. It's so cool to be able to understand and speak different languages, it's like living several lives in one

8:00 I think Danielle is the type of person who says I don't speak language X but then is able to hold a conversation in that language just fine.

It's amazing how all these people is very articulate with great social communication skill

Incredible how Spanish is much more important than I thought in New York. Even that it is my native language.

As a native French speaker, I'm very surprised by the fact that so many people can speak French in NYC, it's very interesting

I think you make people feel heard, which helps bring out their voice in these short clips. Some cities I'd recommend : Beirut, Marseille, Sarajevo

The NY accent is alive & well buddy.. Come thru to Staten Island. We're holdin it down 🇮🇹 🇺🇲

i am a native New Yorker and am a professional translator. I am fluent in 5 languages and speak bits and pieces of another 10 or 12. That said, I have all the local merchants in my neighborhood (Brooklyn Heights) trained to teach me new phrases in their languages (when they are other than English). I do the same at my gym where I work out every day and which is exceptionally diverse. I love the linguistic diversity of NYC!

About 35 years ago, before I started traveling the world, I visited NYC with a friend from rural North Carolina. I was amazed by the many languages we could hear while riding the subways and that no one looked up as all the different words, and tones and rhythms came out. It was cleary nothing out of the ordinary for anyone. BUT WHEN my deeply Southern accented friend spoke up everyone on the train looked up from their newspapers & books (this was a pre-cellphone era) to see who was talking this strange language.

Your channel is so simple in nature, but it becomes quite interesting to watch, and see all the different people going about the cities on any given day. I like it.

This is easily my favourite video about New York on YouTube. So easy-going and smooth, I feel like it really represents what the city is about

I made it to the end and really love this video. The things these people say that they love about New York are the things I also love about it, especially the diversity. As someone who grew up hearing two languages, it was my goal as I grew up to learn as many as I could. Like the lady toward the end, unfortunately I don't have a chance to practice so I've lost much of the languages I learned. It was great to see this. Thank you for making this video!

I’m so grateful to share earth with these people. So many different cultures that I get to experience, so cool

I've been to New York Yity only once, in February 2001. What surprised me - it was the New York City you see in movies and series, and it really was the same. I kind of felt like being home and was in awe. Such a long time ago! I'd love to visit again one day. Btw, I went from there to Montreal by bus to see a friend :) Loved Montreal too! but it was very cold in February, the river was frozen. Come to Berlin, my home at the moment!

Great to see you’ve visited my city. Yes, Spanish is strong here, not as much as in Miami or El Paso but it still holds a significant presence. There are neighborhoods where it’s spoken more than English like Washington Heights, Inwood and Corona. NYC is 28% Hispanic/Latino and about a quarter of the city speaks it.

Beautifully done Dan! I partly grew up in New York City and can agree about the amazing diversity of people. I then came back and earned a graduate degree from New York University. Wonderful city and school.

Back in the 1930's you would have heard alot of Yiddish spoken in NYC like you hear Spanish today.